The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-20
STEAMER BURNED
FoUnnuNpKED MILES FROM LAND

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FoURHuNDftED MILES FROM LAM
Thirteea Persons Lost-Tho Steamshfo tnt,
of Montreal. OF tho Inmnn Line-Ths
Passengers Provldentisliy snved-
A Half Million Doilnts Lost.
LONDON. August l0.-The Inman Line
steamer City Of Montreal has been des.
troyed by fire at SEQ. Thirteen lives are
reported lost. The City Of Montreal left
New York August 0 for Liverpool. She
was commanded by Captain Laud.
The news OF the burning was learned
upon the arrival at Queenstown this morn
ing Of the British steamer York City,
Captain Benin, which left Baltimore Au.
gust 4 for London. This steamer rescued
the passengers and crew from the burning
vessel and brought them to Queenstown.
1t Is learned that thirteen persons per.
ished. The destruction occurred on the
18th instant, Ave days after che left New
York. A boat coa!alning six passengers
and seven members Of the crew ia missing.
The occupants Of this boat are the thir.
teen persons reported to have persisted.
The steamer had 240 passengers on board,
pErAlLs OF TIE CATASTROPHE.
The passengers and crew were taken of
the York City by the tug Mount Etna and
landed at Queenstown. All were account.
ed for except the thirteen psrso Ms in the
missing boat. It Is learned that shortly
after the passengers had gone to bed on
tho night Of the 10th inst, the ship being
in latitude 43 north at the time, they were
aroused by an alarm OF fire. I'm.
A scene OF CONSERVATION ensued and
the passengers were greatly terrified when
they ionnd out the true state OF Affairs,
The smoke caused by the fire was eutfo.
eating. -.
The passengers dressed aud got on deck
US quickly as possible, and with but little
appearance OF panic.
The fire originated In tho cotton stored
In the main hold. Nine streams of water
we're soon working IN thu flames, and the
course OF the vessel was shaped toward
Newfoundland, 400 miles distant. The
flames spread With great rapidly, and
soon had burst out with terrific force
through the m!zzen and after matches, the
heat being intense.
1t is becoming evident that it wa i'm
possible to Bave the ship, o momentary
panic ensaed, when the captain decided to
abandon the vessel, but all managed 10
embark in the boats, all OF which, but one,
containing six OF the crew and seven pas
City.
The City Of Montreal had a miscellane-
GUS cargo, including two thousand bales of
cotton, and the agents OF tina line ara nj
the opinion that the fire originated there.
Ihe vessel was commanded by Captain
FRANCIS Laud, and mad q crew Of eighty
men all told. She carried no fret.clsss
passengers, but he'd twenty.three inter
mediate and fifty eteerage passengers.
Il RESCUE.
Alter everybody on the Inflated steam-
ship Oily of Montreal had embarked In
the ships boats, the boats soon scsttsred
and one entirely vanished.
SoHtA'AoN tHo teWhfus, tW0 6eaMen
ana seven passengers, and there is but
little donbt that the whole boat load per-
ished. 1T;
The boat did not contain a ful!5 creg,
and left the City OF Montreal asains, the
captain's orders, as there was time to take
many more in it. The other survivors
consider tho fate Of tho occupants OF the
!ost boat IS O judgment Tor thoir coward
ice.
a bark was sighted shortly after the
boats lett the steamer and her crew we're
preparing to pick up the survivors when
the steamer York City, attracted by the
hanes from tho burning vessel, which
were shooting up a hundred feet in the
air, bore down and with difficulty took
all hands on board. !, +.
The names OF those in the missing boat
are: Passengers : Samuel Kaufman,
George Arnold, Samuel Mckee, uterine.
diate Kenard Wcol.on, Stephen Tupper,
Simon Rowlety, S. Kachelnyka. Crew
Henry Frasicr, Charles Reede, William
Franney, Patrick Hughes (trimmer),
Charles Smith Cinterpreter), Thomas vii.
beriorce (steward).
DESCRIPTION or THE STEAMER,
The stran.er Montreal was what is call
ed an 'old.timor," having boon built
about eighteen years ago. Few Of the
modern improvements in steamship build
ing had been applied to her, yet she waa
one Of the most profitable freight steam.
ships aflost. She was rated as a freight
steamship, and carried only intermediate
and Storage passengers.
Her dimensions were 400 feet long, 46
feet beam, and 1000 tons burden. Upon
the present disastrous trip che was acting
as a substitute for the City of Berlin, Of
tho same line, now undergoing alterations
WIN a wow OF increasing her speed. The
Montreal was passably we'll equipped for
freight transportation, but had but little Of
the comforts looked for by tourists.
The steamer wRs worth about half a
million dollars. The insurance is not
known. Following Is tho entire cargo Of
the vessel, taken from the maniiest at the
general offices of the company: 2,O3l bales
Of cotton, SOIL boxes OF cheese. 1.00S
boxes Of bacon, SIS boxes Of canned goods.
200 tierce5 OF lard, $50 tierces OF pork, 100
hall barrels Of tongues, SO half barrels OF
lard oil, 1850 barrels Of lubricating oil,
IS barrels Of cotton seed oil, IS h~ogaheads
Of tobacco, IS half hogshesds of tobacco,
G.65s bags OF copper matte, 1000 bags of
flour, ] 100 shocks, 4,lGl slaves, % barrels
OF beet, 433 tuba Of butter, 8 barrels of hog
blsdders, 3S7 pecksgeB Of merchandise,
and IS empty barrels.
Result Of Wednesdays Accident.
WASHINGTON, D. O., August 19.-The
commissioners Of the District OF Colum.